Album and Concert Review Thread

[X]

Great review Freddy, I've long been a big fan of Jedi Mind Tricks and Army of the Pharaohs, or basically anything that Vinnie Paz gets involved in. He has to be one of the most underrated rappers of his generation, he never gets any respect. Honestly I'd say we could put him in the mix with Eminem for greatest white rapper of all time.

The song you posted in particular is one of my very favorites, and is a true classic in all regards in my opinion. The way that they just tell you this crazy dark story of two different soldier's perspectives on the Vietnam war is simultaneously crazy and brilliant. RA helps out quite a bit as well, he's another underrated rapper.

Great review man, glad to see some of the underground getting some love, I loved your review for Immortal Technique a few weeks back as well.

Listen to that song Freddy just posted people! Do it NOW!

 

[Razor]

I'm just going to review a Coheed and Cambria album right now, because I feel like it. I suppose I will come back and review the others later. Not now though. I should be in bed. 8:30am Organic Chemistry lecture and all.

Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Vol.1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness

Playlist:

1. Keeping the Blade
2. Always & Never
3. Welcome Home
4. Ten Speed (Of God's Blood & Burial)
5. Crossing the Frame
6. Apollo I: The Writing Writer
7. Once Upon Your Dead Body
8. Wake Up
9. The Suffering
10. The Lying Lies & Dirty Secrets of Miss Erica Court
11. Mother May I
12. The Willing Well I: Fuel for the Feeding End
13. The Willing Well II: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
14. The Willing Well III: Apollo II: The Telling Truth
15. The Willing Well IV: The Final Cut

This is the third album in the four album discography of Coheed and Cambria. The first being Second Stage Turbine Blade and the last being No World for Tomorrow.

To avoid a crash course in The Amory Wars, the subject of the 4 album long Progressive Rock Opera as some have called it, the album is sung from the point of view of The Writer, or a man who unknowingly controls the events in Claudio Kilgannon's (the main character) universe. The songs mainly deal with The Writer finding out his former lover, Erica Court, was unfaithful. He goes through a mini-meltdown, and decides to kill a main character in his story that he believes is based on Erica Court. One thing leads to another, and The Writer is executed in the final song, "The Willing Well IV: The Final Cut," in Kilgannon's universe for killing the woman.

This is progressive rock at it's finest. You have your guitar melodies, your drum solos, your electric guitars, and your acoustic happenings when necessary. Claudio's voice is mesmerizing, and fits in perfectly once you get used to it. Promise.

The lyrics, as such, are very surreal. Even more so, they are very angry. One would expect such...considering it's about The Writer and his cheating girlfriend. But still. Very, very vengeful.

I can't find anything bad about this album. If you like rock, you'll like this. I strongly suggest it to anyone who claims to like rock music. Unless you like Nickelback. Then stay far away from my Coheed.

A few songs from the album:

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[HEEL Blazy]

Taylor Swift will release an expanded version of her chart-topping album, "Fearless," with six new songs, her label announced today (Sept. 10). Entitled "Fearless Platinum Edition," the CD/DVD is due on Big Machine Records Oct. 27.

Among the other extras will be Swift's much-talked about rap music video with T-Pain, "Thug Story" -- which aired as comic relief during the CMT Music Awards in June -- and behind-the-scenes photographs from her summer tour..

"Taylor's fans have an incredible appetite for her new music and her ongoing life experiences," said Big Machine president/CEO Scott Borchetta in a statement. "The two million-plus fans who bought Fearless within weeks of release last year are screaming for new Taylor music, and Taylor has delivered."

Since its November 2008 release, "Fearless" has sold 3,789,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It has also spent 43 weeks on the Billboard 200 -- 11 of them at No. 1, the most for any album released this decade.

Swift received four CMA Award nominations this week, including one for album of the year.


Here is the tracklist for Taylor Swift's "Fearless Platinum Edition":

CD (asterisk denotes new song):

"Jump Then Fall"*
"Untouchable"*
"Forever & Always (Piano Version)"*
"Come in with the Rain"*
"SuperStar"*
"The Other Side of the Door"*
"Fearless"
"Fifteen"
"Love Story"
"Hey Stephen"
"White Horse"
"You Belong With Me"
"Breathe"
"Tell Me Why"
"You're Not Sorry"
"The Way I Loved You"
"Forever & Always"
"The Best Day"
"Change"


DVD (order not final):

"Change" Video
"Love Story" Video
"White Horse" Video
"The Best Day" Video
"You Belong with Me" Video
"Love Story" On The Set-Behind The Scenes
"White Horse" On The Set-Behind The Scenes
"You Belong with Me" On The Set-Behind The Scenes
FEARLESS 2009 TOUR Behind The Scenes exclusive photos (courtesy of Austin K. Swift)
FEARLESS 2009 TOUR Behind The Scenes - webisode
"Thug Story" Video

I for one can't wait for this. I'm a huge fan of Taylor's and I got the Fearless CD that came out back in Nov and all. Had it pre-ordered and all that got it the day before it dropped in stores. But I'll have to get this for the fact it has all new songs and a DVD which will be quicker then downloading everything plus I don't mind supporting Taylor and all since she awesome.

 

[hArdyPUNKmArk]

So, the new Used album, Artwork, has been released and with great reviews. I however don't see it anywhere near the level of their first 2 albums but it's much better than Lies for Liars, that album was rubbish.

So any thoughts on the new Used album, post away.

 

[Viola Moonlight]

Album: Fallen
Artist: Evanescence
Genre: Alternative Metal

Track Listings:

1. Going Under
2. Bring Me To Life featuring Paul McCoy (singer of 12 Stones)
3. Everybody's Fool
4. My Immortal (Amy Lee solo version)
5. Haunted
6. Tourniquet
7. Imaginary
8. Taking Over Me
9. Hello
10. My Last Breathe
11. Whisper

Bonus Edition Listings:

My Immortal (video/band version)
Farther Away (B-Side on the "Bring Me To Life" single)


Analysis:

I figured that I'd try my hand at posting in this thread a lot more considering my collection of albums seem to be growing & my ability to review things are not too shabby. So, I will start off with this classical album that hit the shelves all the way back in 2003.

This was considered to be the mainstream debut album, although their first was indeed known as "Origins" that featured uneditted & rough songs to be placed onto the "Fallen" album. These guys were gaining much steam in the underground scene before the release alongside the gothic & altenative movements during the late 1990's & received a lot of praise for their onstage performances & works, gaining a cult following straight away. When it was time for this band to hit the music stores, fans & the music world took a lot of notice.

The album "Fallen" is the second major album from Evanescence is the most successful to date. This album received many awards for the amount of sales it produced hitting at least the platinum range in all major countries where the highest were 7x for America/Canada, 6x for Australia & 5x for New Zealand. It garnered so much interest in the band that they went for a long haul tour based on the one album's success playing all over Europe, America, Japan & the Oceania. It also spent over a year in the Billboard Top 20 for the albums listings in America & almost two years on the Billboard Top 100, something of a dream with this day & age of internet downloading for a new debuting band.

The album produced four major singles, naturally being the first four. The most successful of them all is "Bring Me To Life" where it hit #1 on the charts in many charts, featured in the "Daredevil" movie as well as "My Immortal", gained media interest in fellow alternative band 12 Stones & the award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2004. All except for "Going Under" did exceptionally well on the charts & developed an interest in the general public about the gothic scene in the mainstream.

For an album, I rate it 5 stars as every song has an emotion behind it & is not panned off as another filler song. Every song could have been a single no doubt, but the amount of interest for the band would have dropped dramatically after the poppish song "Everybody's Fool" went through to the charts. It is also the only album to feature the guitar stylings of Ben Moody whom injected some rock essence with his short guitar solo's & basic riffs.

 

[Freddy4190]

I have to admit, when I first heard Creed was reuniting I was kind of "meh" because I knew it would take time away from Alter Bridge's new album. I finally ended up hearing Creed's new song "Overcome" on the radio, and now am listening to it on YouTube. I am very impressed. It's a lot heavier then past Creed songs. Stapp has stepped up so it seems, his singing is alot better in my opinion. Tremonti is also getting more solos on this album which is awesome, because Tremonti is a underrated guitarist in my eyes. I'm pretty hype for this album now. Let's see if they can bring it back.

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[twiztid_lestat]

Agreed, This song is surprisingly good and Scotts voice is getting more range. I too was afraid that AB wouldnt make anymore music though its been confirmed they will and im happy about that.

Oddly enough, I choose Alterbridge over Creed. But I am still excited for a new creed album

 

[Razor]

Creed sucks. They sucked before Stapp broke up the band with numerous drunken concert performances, and they suck now.

I fail to see how that song shows he can sing now. He can add a tremble to his voice? Oh, I'm sorry. He hits a few notes that he didn't hit before...and even then, you could probably argue that he hits these very notes in his older shit, just not very often at all. He'll have to go a long way to impress me after the shit that was "With Arms Wide Open," "One Last Breath," and the other multitudes of shit he threw at the wall with the off-handed hope it stuck.

The actual music? It's the generic rock beat that you get with most rock these days. It screams Chevelle, Alterbridge, the like. Find a rock station, and it's like Creed just picked up a beat from them. I'm not impressed.

The lyrics? They're your generic "I'm turning over a new leaf" lyrics. Creativity please?

Overall? It's fucking Creed. They're slightly better than they were before, but not all that much. Not enough for me to actually go and care about their album.

Yes, I know this entire post is shitting on them. But there's a good reason for that. They suck. In fact, if I wanted to argue such, I could argue that the shit that was Creed numbed everyone to shit music sooo much that they're responsible for fucking Nickelback gaining musical acceptance.

 

[Hacksaw Highway]

I don't admit it often because Creed is not exactly considered an awesome band, but I do like them. Human CLay had a few songs I really love, and Weathered was solid all around, so yes I am excited for this. It sucks AlterBridge will be delayed, because I prefer them to Creed, but still, I'm looking forward to new Creed.

 

[Freddy4190]

Taylor's a real good singer. It seems pretty cool with all the extras. I got a song of hers stuck in my head at work the other day and was humming it all day, I don't know where it came from.. I think that whole VMA thing just gave her a huge amount of fans now, just out of respect and all that jazz. I personally didn't listen to the Fearless CD, but I might listen to some songs off it.

 

[Razor]

I shall now make a post that actually makes sense, and review the first studio album of Coheed and Cambria,

The Second Stage Turbine Blade

Playlist:

1. "Second Stage Turbine Blade" – 0:52
2. "Time Consumer" – 5:41
3. "Devil in Jersey City" – 4:47
4. "Everything Evil" – 5:50
5. "Delirium Trigger" – 4:47
6. "Hearshot Kid Disaster" – 5:40
7. "33" – 3:29
8. "Junesong Provision" – 5:20
9. "Neverender" – 5:22
10. "God Send Conspirator" – 13:45 (includes the hidden track "IRO-Bot" - 7:47)

This is the first album in the strings of 4 concept albums from Coheed and Cambria. Quite basically, Coheed and Cambria have been told by the villain of our story, Tri-Mage Wilhelm Ryan, that their children, including their son Claudio, is infected with a mutated virus that will destroy the machine keeping the universe together, the Keywork. If this machine is destroyed than the planets will collide and an Armageddon of sorts will occur. Coheed and Cambria must choose between killing their children and allowing the end of the Universe.

As far as the songs go...they're what you expect from Coheed and Cambria. Some may say they feel a bit darker...but I don't know if I completely agree with that. Their 3rd album is pretty fucking dark. Hell, the 4th album is all about the end of the Universe. You can definitely tell this is a younger Coheed and Cambria, but that's not to their detriment at all. They are the same Coheed, experimenting with guitar riffs, often rather strange sounding lyrics, and Claudio's fucking crazy vocals. Their songs do run long sometimes, often making a song 5 minutes when you could have gotten everything tied together in 3. That's fine, I like it. However, if you like your songs tidy and to the point then you'll find yourself fast forwarding through the gratuitous guitar solos.

For what it's worth, I like it. The very definition of Progressive Rock, on the Youtube? The videos are of iffy quality, but meh:

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[Goo Punch]

Creed gets a lot of shit for some of the religious elements of their stuff and for Scott being an "Eddie Vedder rip-off" but they're solid Post-Grunge and I'm glad they're back as I much prefer Stapps vocal style to the AlterBridge guy's. The new song isn't anything special but it's better than most radio-friendly tracks nowadays.

 

[The Five-Star Frog Splash]

I personally have enjoyed Creed and Alter Bridge. Creed is probably one of the best bands on the radio and the closest to giving us solid rock hits than any other band out there, besides maybe Green Day and Nickelback. There good too. But I'll take the always solid Creed over any other stupid hip hop and pop song hits! When was the last time we have had a really BIG EPIC rock hit that has dominated the airwaves? Im not saying that they have dominated the airwaves like that, but they are probably all we got now. Hopefully Creed may deliver a really good hit but time will tell.

 

[Razor]

Creed gets a lot of shit for some of the religious elements of their stuff and for Scott being an "Eddie Vedder rip-off" but they're solid Post-Grunge and I'm glad they're back as I much prefer Stapps vocal style to the AlterBridge guy's. The new song isn't anything special but it's better than most radio-friendly tracks nowadays.

Nah. They get shit because they suck. 'Tis true. Their older stuff was horrible, and their newer stuff is barely better, if that. And if it is better, it's because the music quality of electric guitar riffs overshadows the combined shit of Stapp's vocals and lyrics.

I personally have enjoyed Creed and Alter Bridge.

Well, I'll leave you to your willing exposure to this shit. It's really quite perplexing, though. It's like if I were to willing sit in a bucket of shit. You'd be perplexed as well, no?

Creed is probably one of the best bands on the radio and the closest to giving us solid rock hits than any other band out there, besides maybe Green Day and Nickelback.

*BREATH*



Excuse me? The best band on radio? What radio are you listening to? The Nickelback/Creed power hour?

Solid Rock Hits? I'd rather have Alterbridge than this shit. Coheed and Cambria offer a plethora of rock hits. They're prog rock, and hella better than Creed, so you may not like them. But still.

NICKELBACK? You just used Nickelback as an example of a good band? Seriously? /stroke

There good too.

Yeah...sure...

But I'll take the always solid Creed over any other stupid hip hop and pop song hits!

I'll openly admit that the hip hop and pop song hits have been rather shaky lately, but the "always solid" Creed? I think you meant "always shitty." Just a friendly FYI.

When was the last time we have had a really BIG EPIC rock hit that has dominated the airwaves?

I don't remember. But I sincerely doubt it's coming from the innovators of "Arms Wide Open."

Im not saying that they have dominated the airwaves like that, but they are probably all we got now.

It's a sad, sad day for Rock Radio then.

Hopefully Creed may deliver a really good hit but time will tell.

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Judging from these massive affronts to the Music Gods, I'd bet not.

 

[Dave]

Yes, I know this entire post is shitting on them. But there's a good reason for that. They suck. In fact, if I wanted to argue such, I could argue that the shit that was Creed numbed everyone to shit music sooo much that they're responsible for fucking Nickelback gaining musical acceptance.

Hey! I like Nickelback.

This song, I think, is actually pretty good. I listen it and I think that maybe there is hope for them. Razor is right to an extent though. Creed were poor later on in their careers but I like this song and I hope that the album is something along the same vein as this. I think that Razor is wrong about the music though. I am listening to it again and I I don't agree with it being called generic. I hate the fucking term "generic", when it comes to music. How can you say something in generic when it comes to music and expect to be taken seriously? Of course it sounds like something else. How many bands are out there, producing music just like this and songs that are just like this? For fuck's sake what do you want from them? Do you want them to inspire a whole new generation of music or a whole new genre? Of course their music is going to sound generic, they have been gone for years now, they are more than likely still living with the music of the past.

The music is absolutely fine and a good song to listen to. It's nothing spectacular but what is these days in rock? I honestly don't know what you want from them. It was never going to be inspiring but they do make good music and are a welcome addition to the music scene in my eyes anyway.

EDIT: My Sacrifice is one of my favourite songs. I realise by saying this you will likely say "Oh, you poor soul" and move on. The point is, we clearly like different kinds of rock and will obviously have different opinions on this kind of music.

 

[Razor]

So as to show Xfear my variety of musical tastes, I shall go with an album that is not of the Coheed and Cambria variety. My friends, meet:

The Fray: How To Save a Life

Playlist:

1. She Is – 3:56
2. Over My Head – 3:58
3. How to Save a Life – 4:23
4. All at Once – 3:47
5. Fall Away – 4:23
6. Heaven Forbid – 3:59
7. Look After You – 4:28
8. Hundred – 4:13
9. Vienna – 3:51
10. Dead Wrong – 3:05
11. Little House – 2:30
12. "Trust Me – 3:22

This is the debut CD of a relatively successful piano rock band, The Fray. If you're wondering to yourself, "Razor, what is Piano Rock?" Well, Youtube "How to Save A Life," "Over My Head (Cable Car)," and a few other songs from the above list and you'll know. Piano rock is a more British invention, but these men take it and make their own.

Piano + guitars and drums + lyrics that are both upbeat and self-reflective = Damn good piano rock.

Slade's vocals are rather suited to the band's dynamic. They're gritty, but not as so gritty you lose his vocal range. He has the chops, and it shows.

Some songs, such as "Fall Away," run awful long when they could instead be trimmed down, but the heavyweights of the CD are enough to bounce it back.

The lyrics themselves are just what you expect from a alt-rock/piano rock CD, in that they are sufficiently self-reflective to give you a few songs for a bad day...but they have enough upbeat songs to make the album a veritable to whatever your mood is. They aren't exactly ground-breaking, but they aren't a drudging repeat of the same old same old.

For myself, I'd say this band nailed their niche. If you're listening for metal, country, or R&B, you're coming to the wrong band. If you're listening for feel good or somber music set to a rock band with a piano on lead, then you've come to the right place.

For you Scrubs alumni out there, you may remember "How to Save a Life" from the episode in which Dr. Cox loses the 3 patients to Rabies and has a breakdown. It was a fitting song for a sad, sad happening.

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I apologize for the overload of "this song + lyrics" videos, but Youtube has gone on a crusade against videos that aren't officially uploaded, so I have to resort to these. Enjoy.

 

[Razor]

Hey! I like Nickelback.

...Really?....Like, you're not just teasing me?

This song, I think, is actually pretty good. I listen it and I think that maybe there is hope for them. Razor is right to an extent though. Creed were poor later on in their careers but I like this song and I hope that the album is something along the same vein as this.

If you like rock music that is nothing more than what the last band before them put out the day before, then I suppose it's great.

I think that Razor is wrong about the music though. I am listening to it again and I I don't agree with it being called generic. I hate the fucking term "generic", when it comes to music. How can you say something in generic when it comes to music and expect to be taken seriously? Of course it sounds like something else. How many bands are out there, producing music just like this and songs that are just like this? For fuck's sake what do you want from them? Do you want them to inspire a whole new generation of music or a whole new genre? Of course their music is going to sound generic, they have been gone for years now, they are more than likely still living with the music of the past.

Well, I want them to be worth half a shit. But then, considering I can't want that from them, I move on to wanting them to actually piece a beat together that hasn't been played by every rock band before.

There is totally a way of being generic. Two guitars, a set of drums, the singer, and a bass player if you're lucky. The guitarists play your basic riffs that you've heard a hundred times before and the bass player strums along while the drummer slams away. That's your most basic Rock song. And I like rock.

However, bands break that mold all the time. They somehow find a way to make up a new beat, put that old riff out in a new way. A new light. You can hardly tell me that Coheed and Cambria's music is the old, generic fair. They aren't exactly the legends that Clapton or Bob Marley are, either. I mean fuck. If a rap producer can come up with new beats for a 15+ song album, and have them sound different from any other rap song, then I'm sure a decent Rock band can do the same with a recording studio, 2 guitars, a bass guitar, and a drum set.

The music is absolutely fine and a good song to listen to. It's nothing spectacular but what is these days in rock? I honestly don't know what you want from them. It was never going to be inspiring but they do make good music and are a welcome addition to the music scene in my eyes anyway.

How is shit a welcome addition? Stapp is still shit at singing, the lyrics are still nothing to shout to the heavens as actually original. Do you want to take the fact that they have moved from the 90's version of a rock band to a 00's version of a rock band and proclaim them better? Because I won't.

EDIT: My Sacrifice is one of my favourite songs. I realise by saying this you will likely say "Oh, you poor soul" and move on. The point is, we clearly like different kinds of rock and will obviously have different opinions on this kind of music.

I was going to act incredulous and type something along the lines of "No way. Really? You must be shitting me." But, to confront you seriously, how so? Stapp's vocals can't possibly do it for you. Any song with that blasphemy to the Gods of Vocals can't be someone's favorite song.

But yeah. Like Creed if you want. I'm just shitting on them because I get another post count, and because I really, truly despise them.

 

[Freddy4190]

Artist: Eminem
Album: "Straight from the Lab"



Tracklist:
1) "Monkey See Monkey Do"
2) "We As Americans"
3) "Love you More"
4) "Can-I-Bitch"
5) "Bully"
6) "Come on In" ft D-12
7) "Doe Rae Me" ft D-12 & Obie Trice

Wiki: "Straight from the Lab is the second EP by American rapper Eminem, released in 2003. Though mostly available as a bootleg (as the EP was mainly circulated via the Internet), the collection was commercially released in Europe by Universal Music, with the addition of several unrelated bonus tracks."

I remember hearing something about this a while back but never thought about it, I finally paid attention and got this off the internet. A few unreleased, really unpublicized songs. A few of the tracks, "We as Americans" and "Love you More" were on the bonus CD of Encore. Some of the beats are catchy, but it's nothing groundbreaking y'know? It's just some leaked tracks, but it's still Shady. It's still fire. I think some are funny.. "Can-I-Bitch" is obviously a Canibus diss, and it's funny. "Bully" could have easily changed up Encore if it was stuffed in there, it's a solid track. The hook is like.. a childs type schoolyard singing. It's eerie but catchy at the same time. It's a solid track and I wish it'd have been on Encore. Monkey See Monkey Do was pretty entertaining, I liked the different beat to it, plus Em's flow is still great. Like I said, it's nothing really too special, leaked tracks, but it's aight. I guess this counts as an album review? Check it out.


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[Goo Punch]

Nah. They get shit because they suck. 'Tis true.

It's not "true", it's your opinion.

If a rap producer can come up with new beats for a 15+ song album, and have them sound different from any other rap song

And on what planet does this happen?

Coheed and Cambria offer a plethora of rock hits. They're prog rock.

Oh ok, it must be the planet where Coheed and Cambria are Prog-Rock.

It's a sad, sad day for Rock Radio then.

Indeed it is. Do you seriously still listen to the radio? And enjoy it? Ever? If so, your taste in music is beyond bad.

 

[My$terio_Fan]

Bitch is smart. Or the record company is smart, either way this is a smart move. Taylor right now is the "it" girl(and GaGa)of music. She has the best selling CD this year in the states, and is a media darling. She is the first country artist ever, to have the #1 airplay song, and she also has back to back #1 songs on both country and pop radio.

No denying she's a beast right now, and with the re-release it's just going to solidify Taylor's mark in mainstream music in 09. And it's not even like she really needs a re-release seeing how the album still lingers in the top 10(and top 20)the whole time since it was released.

I'm not to excited for it, because I already got all the songs I like from her, but there's no doubt her fans will be buying this up quickly. Not too mention Christmas is coming up(perfect re-release timing)so alot of parent's will be buying their sons & daughters so non-controversial, nice music. Smart. And with the Grammy nominations coming out soon, this is a good way to keep her name in the press.

 

[Razor]

It's not "true", it's your opinion.

No, it's true. Their lead singer can't sing, their lyrics are bland, and their band puts out the same tunes that every other Rock band puts out. They suck.

And on what planet does this happen?

Pick any rap song. I guarantee you that beats aren't recycled to the point where they are nowadays in the Rock genre.

Oh ok, it must be the planet where Coheed and Cambria are Prog-Rock.

Right. Because they are Progressive Rock. Wiki to save the day:

Progressive rock bands pushed "rock's technical and compositional boundaries" by going beyond the standard rock or popular verse-chorus-based song structures. Additionally, the arrangements often incorporated elements drawn from classical, jazz, and world music. Instrumentals were common, while songs with lyrics were sometimes conceptual, abstract, or based in fantasy. Progressive rock bands sometimes used "concept albums that made unified statements, usually telling an epic story or tackling a grand overarching theme."

1) Coheed and Cambria aren't your generic rock or "popular verse-chorus-based song structure" band.

2) Their arrangements draw on all kinds of sources, and include instrumentals in many if not all songs.

3) Their lyrics are imaginative, and transcend the old and shitty "Wah wah, chorus, wah wah" style that has started to plague rock bands today.

4) If you don't believe Coheed and Cambria use Concept Albums to put their story across, then you're never listened to a Coheed and Cambria record before.

..Oh shit, did I just ruin your smarmy remark? Think I did. Sorry.

Indeed it is. Do you seriously still listen to the radio? And enjoy it? Ever? If so, your taste in music is beyond bad.

I don't understand this remark. The part you quoted is me lamenting the fact that bands like Creed are considered the best of our airwaves.

Also, the fact that you consider Creed anything higher than pure dog shit and yet attempt to tell me that my taste in music is "beyond bad" is hilarious. It made my night, in fact.

 

[justinsayne]

WHY THE FUCK WON'T THIS BAND JUST FUCKING DIE!!!!!!!, Creed is fucking terriable, no fuck that terriable doesn't even begin to describe how god awful thery are, abysmal, yeah that's a much better word to describe the shittyness that is fucking Creed, this song and album are no differant that any of the other horse shit they've vomited onto the radio with, Creed has never been good, and Creed will never be good, they are simply a talentless shit band, so shit that their own fucking fans have attempted to sue them for sucking so much ass, I can't think of another band ever to suck so much that their own fans have tried to sue them for being shit

And seriously some of the posts in this thread, like the ones calling Creed one of the best bands on the radio today is just pure laughable, seriously where the fuck is X when you need him, I clicked on this thread in hopes to see a post from him setting disillusioned little minds straight

 

[Goo Punch]

No, it's true. Their lead singer can't sing, their lyrics are bland, and their band puts out the same tunes that every other Rock band puts out. They suck.

Yeah...see, all of that falls under the category of "opinion". You don't think their lead singer can sing but obviously a lot of people do because they're a highly successful band.

Pick any rap song. I guarantee you that beats aren't recycled to the point where they are nowadays in the Rock genre.

Can I pick all the ones where they just "sample" a previous hit song?

Right. Because they are Progressive Rock. Wiki to save the day:

1) Coheed and Cambria aren't your generic rock or "popular verse-chorus-based song structure" band.

2) Their arrangements draw on all kinds of sources, and include instrumentals in many if not all songs.

3) Their lyrics are imaginative, and transcend the old and shitty "Wah wah, chorus, wah wah" style that has started to plague rock bands today.

4) If you don't believe Coheed and Cambria use Concept Albums to put their story across, then you're never listened to a Coheed and Cambria record before.

If just having those few characteristics made you Prog Rock, pretty much every 80's Metal Band would be classified as such. Here's a tip: If a bands songs are played on mainstream Rock radio and they sell their T-shirts at the Hot Topic, they're probally not Prog Rock. Go listen to some early Genesis and get back to me.

 

[Freddy4190]

Album: "Light"
Artist: Matisyahu

Tracklist:

1. "Smash Lies"
2. "We Will Walk"
3. "One Day"
4. "Escape"
5. "So Hi So Lo"
6. "I Will Be Light"
7. "For You"
8. "On Nature"
9. "Motivate"
10. "Struggla"
11. "Darkness Into Light"
12. "Thunder"
13. "Silence"

Wiki: "Light is the third album by reggae singer Matisyahu, which was released on August 25, 2009. It was anticipated since his major label debut Youth released three years before.


I heard his song "One Day" on the radio a few days ago while driving around. It caught my ears because this is normally a rock station and it was playing this real upbeat, chill, reggae type music that made me start tapping my fingers on the wheel. I went home and checked the station's "last played" list to see what it was. Then I Google'd him and started looking up some of his stuff. Pretty much what I found was this; His real name is Matthew Paul Miller, 30 years old. Better known by his Hebrew name Matisyahu. He's an American Hasidic Jewish reggae musician. I ended up downloading this CD. The whole thing is good. It's real smooth, tranquil almost. It all flows real nice. It's a cool mix of rock, rap, and reggae. A bit of jewish/reggae style. Really cool. Reminds me of Sublime sort of with the odd mixes. A hint of beatboxing thrown in there makes it real cool. I listened to the whole CD a few times. It's just one of those you can just throw on and sit back and listen to, it's pretty good. It's a bit different from what I usually listen to. Apparently this guy gained a bit of fame a few years ago, but i've never heard of him myself. The album was released August 25th, 2009. I like the whole CD really, some songs aren't as catchy as some others, but doesn't take anything away from them. Matisyahu is definitely versatile with his music. My favorite track is still One Day, it's such a beautiful song. It's got a good meaning, look up/listen to the lyrics. It's such a calming song. I find it real cool. I know this review was kinda all over the place, sorry about that. Thanks for reading, check out this CD. Worth a try.

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[Freddy4190]

Album: "Are You Dead Yet?"
Artist: Children of Bodom


Tracklist:
1. "Living Dead Beat"
2. "Are You Dead Yet?"
3. "If You Want Peace… Prepare for War"
4. "Punch Me I Bleed"
5. "In Your Face"
6. "Next in Line"
7. "Bastards of Bodom"
8. "Trashed, Lost & Strungout"
9. "We're Not Gonna Fall"

Wiki: "Are You Dead Yet? is the fifth album by Finnish heavy metal band Children of Bodom. The album was released in Finland on September 14, 2005 and internationally on September 19, 2005 under the Century Media label. It is the first Children of Bodom album to feature guitarist Roope Latvala (Stone, Sinergy, ex-Waltari), due to the departure of Alexander Kuoppala. In this album, the band has chosen the dropped C tuning (usually tuned in D tuning), which differs from the "whole step down" tuning previously employed. The power metal influences previously prominent are also greatly reduced in this album."

I am in no way whatsoever an expert on metal. I enjoy listening to some of it, and know a LITTLE about it, but not alot. This album was recommended to me by a friend. I've dabbled with Children of Bodom before but never really found myself able to get into their music. My friend told me "Aye man, check out 'Are You Dead Yet?', it's pretty badass." So I did that. This album indeed is badass. I listened to the whole thing, found myself air guitaring and headbanging throughtout it. The guitar riffs and vocals are solid! For those of you who don't know, Children of Bodom is a finnish heavy metal band. Throughout their career, the band has been known to incorporate many different musical styles, leading critics and fans to label them as everything from melodic death metal and black metal to thrash metal and progressive metal. "Are You Dead Yet" is definitely melodic heavy metal. It's hard to pick a favorite track on here, because I really did enjoy them all. There's a few songs that have a real different feel to them, metal-wise. I think my favorite song on the album if I have to pick one is "If You Want Peace… Prepare for War" It's just a badass song, next up is probably "Trashed, Lost & Strungout" I think if you're into metal, into hardcore, into all that stuff. Check this CD out, it's good. Definitely worth checking out if you're into that genre of music

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